1. A Recipe for Partnership Success – Roborough Rotary Club and Hyde Park Infant School

2. Picture the scene…… Head Teacher commitments Head Teacher commitments E-mails E-mails Paperwork Paperwork Teaching Teaching

3. Getting a foot in the door E-mail the HT with brief idea E-mail the HT with brief idea Follow up telephone call Follow up telephone call Choose somebody from Rotary who can be flexible on timings Choose somebody from Rotary who can be flexible on timings Choose somebody with a good awareness of school structures Choose somebody with a good awareness of school structures

4. Building a partnership Listening to what is on offer Listening to what is on offer Listening to what the school needs Listening to what the school needs Entering into a dialogue Entering into a dialogue

5. Creating a time line

6. Involving outside agencies Transport? Transport? People? People? Venue? Venue? Media? Media?

7. Creating a ‘buzz’ Assemblies Assemblies Newsletters Newsletters Posters Posters Exploiting online opportunities Exploiting online opportunities Visit from a ‘key’ Rotary person Visit from a ‘key’ Rotary person

8. Creating momentum

9. Before the event… Music opportunity Music opportunity Maths opportunity Maths opportunity Porridge Porridge Mask making Mask making People to steward People to steward People for first aid, H and S People for first aid, H and S Make animal hats for stewards Make animal hats for stewards Pre-visits to the venue Pre-visits to the venue Parking arrangements Parking arrangements Arrange meeting point Arrange meeting point Check toilet facilities Check toilet facilities Check publicity Check publicity Double check people/plans are in place Double check people/plans are in place

10. On the day…. Arrive early Arrive early Action the setting up checklist Action the setting up checklist

11. Meeting and Greeting

12. Keeping things on target

13. Saying “Thank You”

14. Chasing the sponsorship money

15. Evaluate the event

16. Planning for the next event

17. …….and why?